Tag: Coal
Obama admin sets rule to protect streams near coal mines
The Obama administration has finalized rules designed to reduce the environmental impact of coal mining on the nation's streams, a long-anticipated move that met...
Coal-state Dems threaten gov’t shutdown over aid for miners
Hours to a government shutdown, coal-state Senate Democrats blocked swift action on a stopgap spending bill over benefits for retired miners and pressed President-elect...
Donald Trump’s vow to bring back coal gives hope to weary...
The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll...
Alabama among 6 states accounting for nearly half the drop in...
Steam coal consumption for U.S. power generation fell 29% from its peak of 1,045 million short tons (MMst) in 2007, to an estimated 739...
Vote to repeal Clean Power Plan likely coming Tuesday
The GOP-led U.S. Senate will reportedly vote to repeal the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan in the coming days, perhaps as early as Tuesday evening.
Discontent...
Alabama business roundup: Headlines from across the state
Here's a roundup of some of the top weekend business headlines from across the state:
AL.com: Japanese auto investment climbs in the U.S., including Alabama
Total investments by Japanese...
Luther Strange, Katherine G. Robertson call federal energy plan “overreach”
In the torrent of overreaching directives coming from Washington to the states, Alabamians may not be aware of the ongoing effort by the Environmental...
